HERB FORMULAS

NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER #11

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
  Tie Suo Yin Bing 30g No Information
Fr. Anisi Stellati Ba Jiao Hui Xiang 30g Disperses Cold, moves Qi and alleviates pain.
Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and descends Blood and Fire.
Hb. Damnacanthi Hu Ci 30g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, invigorates the Blood and resolves swelling.
Scorpio Quan Xie 30g Relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules.
With Wu Gong, for muscle twitches of the extremities, rigidity and spasms of the entire body to the point of opisthotonis, trismus or convulsions.
Hirudo Shui Zhi 30g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis and reduces fixed masses.
With Da Huang, regulates Yin and Yang to quickly attack and break up Blood Stasis.
Scolopendrae Wu Gong 5pcs Attacks and relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules.
With Quan Xie, for toxic, swollen sores and scrofula.
Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci 10g Draws out toxicity, discharges pus, invigorates the Blood and reduces swelling.
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 15g Resolves Phlegm and softens Phlegm nodules.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 10g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and reduces Fire toxicity.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 10g Tonifies Lung Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst.
Pseudobulbus Cremastrae/Pleiones Shan Ci Gu 3g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, reduces abscesses and dissipates nodules.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Dispels Blood Stasis
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Reduces abscesses
  • Dissipates nodules

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat with Blood Stasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a Cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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